Wellbeing & Mental Health

Legal & General paid total group protection claims of almost £350m in 2023. That included £249.4m in group life assurance, £73.7m for group income protection (GIP) and £26.2m for group critical illness....

  Starting a family is a major life moment. Sometimes feelings of elation and excitement can be mixed with negative emotions such as anxiety, depression, and self-doubts. “These feelings are often unexpected...

Johnny Timpson has called on protection and health insurers to "do better" by introducing signposting solutions for carers to their added value services. Timpson's comments follow similar criticism levelled at the Department...

HCML has reported a 38% increase in mental health assessments carried out in the last year when compared to 2022/23. The corporate health and wellbeing specialist carried out 8,483 assessments compared to...

Around one in five (19%) of claims paid on Aviva’s Group Income Protection in 2023 related to mental ill-health, meaning mental health concerns ranked second only to cancer, which accounted for around...

Only 39% of companies believe their current wellbeing strategy adequately meets the needs of their workforce, according to a wellbeing report released today by PIB Employee Benefits (PIB). That number jumps to...

While the number of people in the UK who regard their mental health as 'flourishing' has dropped back down to 2022 levels, employers who are happy with their company's mental health support...

Shortlists for the UK Health & Protection Awards 2024 provider categories have been revealed after advisers voted to support their favoured providers. The shortlists cover 13 categories spanning the breadth of the...

Value added benefits (VABs) as part of critical illness and life insurance cover are helping to ease conversations about mental health and provide vital support, according to research from HSBC Life (UK). ...

The number of people waiting for NHS treatment remained largely unchanged in March, according to official data. The data showed the number of referral to treatment (RTT) pathways where a patient was...